A mission you should embark on
Metroid Zero Mission | Nintendo Game Boy Advance
If there’s one thing Nintendo does right, it’s 2D Metroid. Essentially a remake of the very first Metroid game, Metroid Zero Mission appeared out of nowhere and quickly stole the hearts of Metroid enthusiasts with it’s classic gameplay and great level design.
All the ingredients of a classic Metroid title are here, from acquiring weapons to gigantic bosses like Ridley and Kraid. The GBA handles the conversion of SNES controls well with little to no problems at all. Gameplay wise, if you’re an average gamer who’s played their share of Metroid in the past, it’s possible to squeeze out about four hours of gameplay just doing the essentials and avoiding the best percentage. Of course, if you really want to see some skin you’ll have to be much faster than that. Nintendo has done a great job with this title and gamers who missed the original Metroid should definitely take up a history lesson on the Metroid series with this title.
With the Metroid Prime series leading the franchise in a new direction, it’s sad
that we will most likely never get another 2D Metroid title. At the very least, old-school Metroid fanboys will be able to bust out Super Metroid when it hits the Wii’s Virtual Console library.
Rated 4.5 out of 5
